Sean Pedulla scored 19 points and No. 23 Ole Miss used a dominant second half to run away from Lindenwood in an 86-53 victory Saturday night in Oxford, Miss.
Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points, Dre Davis had 12 and Davon Barnes added 11 for the Rebels (8-1), who outscored the Lions 47-20 in the second half.
Ole Miss, which shot a season-best 56.7 percent from the floor in its last game, an 86-63 victory at Louisville in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Tuesday night, shot 57.7 percent in the second half and 51.7 percent for the game Saturday. It had a 38-18 scoring advantage in the paint.
Reggie Bass was the only Lindenwood player to score in double figures, finishing with 10 points. The Lions (3-6) shot 32 percent from the floor in the second half and 35.3 percent for the game. Ole Miss committed just seven turnovers and Lindenwood committed 15.
Jadis Jones made a layup to start the second-half scoring and get the Lions within four points, but the Rebels scored the next five points. Jones' three-point play got Lindenwood within six points, but Ole Miss increased the lead to 10 twice.
Davis then had six points and Pedulla added four during a 12-0 run that pushed the lead to 62-42. Markeith Browning II made a free throw to stop the run, but three Rebels made field goals and Eduardo Klafke added a 3-pointer for a commanding 71-45 lead.
Clayton Jackson made a 3-pointer to give Lindenwood its first lead, 8-7. The lead changed hands six more times before Jordan Wildy made two free throws to give the Lions a three-point lead.
Malik Dia's 3-pointer tied the score before Lindenwood took a four-point lead. Davis, Dia and Barnes made consecutive baskets to give the Rebels a 30-28 lead.
Bass made a 3-pointer that produced the sixth tie of the half before Brown-Jones converted a three-point play and Pedulla made a 3-pointer to give Ole Miss a 39-33 halftime lead.
--Field Level Media
Lindenwood | Mississippi | |
Reggie Bass 10 | Scoring | Sean Pedulla 19 |
Markeith Browning II 3 | Assists | Jaylen Murray 7 |
Markeith Browning II 8 | Rebounds | Dre Davis 6 |
Reggie Bass 2 | Free Throws Made | Sean Pedulla 5 |
Clayton Jackson 2 | Steals | Davon Barnes 3 |
Jadis Jones 1 | Blocks | Dre Davis 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Lindenwood | 53 | 35.3 | 6-21 | 11-19 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
Mississippi | 86 | 51.7 | 8-23 | 16-22 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 7 |